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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - May 6, 2005

By Hawaiian Volcano Observatory May 6, 2005

East Pond and MLK Vents to Kamoamoa

This is a photo of MLK vent snuggled close to southwest base of Pu`u `O`o.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
MLK vent snuggled close to southwest base of Pu`u `O`o. Only a jagged remnant remains of the spatter cone (see image for April 8, 2005).
This is a photo of a seething pond of lava within MLK vent.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
Seething pond of lava within MLK vent. Spatter cone collapsed into this pond. Note spatter on surface in foreground.

 

This is a photo of a bubbling lava pond in MLK vent.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
Looking down at bubbling lava pond in MLK vent.
This is a photo of a bubbling lava pond in MLK vent.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
Closer view of the lava pond. The floating crust on the pond is almost constantly being broken up and reformed by the motion of the lava.

 

This is a photo of a lava pond in East Pond Vent in Pu`u `O`o's crater.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
Lava pond in East Pond Vent in Pu`u `O`o's crater.
This is a photo of Kiln hornito on upper PKK tube system.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
Aerial view into Kiln hornito on upper PKK tube system, showing stream of lava flowing through the tube. Yellow-orange ring is spatter altered by escaping gas.

 

This is a photo of the start of a breakout in east branch of PKK flow near top of Pulama pali.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
Start of breakout in east branch of PKK flow near top of Pulama pali. Breakout began only shortly before this image was taken.
This is a photo of lava solidified to `a`a (dark) along margins of channels, below steepest pitch of Pulama pali.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
Near downstream end of breakout in left image, below steepest pitch of Pulama pali. Note that the lava has solidified to `a`a (dark) along margins of channels.

 

This is a photo of Kamoamoa lava delta.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
Kamoamoa lava delta, largest of the three currently active. Most of surface of delta is coated with moving or only recently stagnated lava.
This is a photo of front of Kamoamoa delta.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
Front of Kamoamoa delta, with lava streams pouring off it into the water and onto a new black sand beach.

 

 

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